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paul's words echo earlier warnings made by senator chuck grassley. bur don't tell senator chuck grassley that. >> i say that plrly those who are pointing to the terrible tragedy in boston as a, i would say excuse for not doing the bill or delaying it. many months or years. >> i never said that. >> i never said, i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i don't mean you, mr. grassley. >> mr. chairman, i don't appreciate -- >> how will the boston bombings affect immigration reform? we'll discuss that, coming up next. >>> before the tragedy last week in boston, congress seemed to be getting its groove back. taking actual votes on actual bills with republicans and democrats coming together to craft actual bipartisan legislation. never mind actual passage. but boston may have stopped that rolling tide, specifically on subject of immigration reform. since the country found out that the two suspect in the bombing were legal immigrants, one of whom became a u.s. citizen in the past year, some opponents have tried to pull the stops on, put the stops on
paul's words echo earlier warnings made by senator chuck grassley. bur don't tell senator chuck grassley that. >> i say that plrly those who are pointing to the terrible tragedy in boston as a, i would say excuse for not doing the bill or delaying it. many months or years. >> i never said that. >> i never said, i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i don't mean you, mr. grassley. >> mr. chairman, i don't appreciate -- >> how will the boston...
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now that led to a testy exchange between democrat charles schumer and republican chuck grassley during a senate committee hearing yesterday. >> those who are pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston, as an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. >> i didn't say you did. >> i didn't say that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> mr. chairman, i don't appreciate the senator demeanoring the witnesses that come here. >> reporter: on friday grassley cited the attack as a reason for caution in moving ahead with the immigration bill. while that hearing was going on, two other gop senators weighed in. now, rand paul and marco rubio issued separate statements suggesting lawmakers take their time with immigration reform. today homeland security secretary janet napolitano testifies on immigration herself. her original testimony was canceled friday so she could monitor the manhunt for suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. anne-marie? >> tara mergener in washington. thank you very much, tara. >>> overseas now a car bomb exploded outside the french em
now that led to a testy exchange between democrat charles schumer and republican chuck grassley during a senate committee hearing yesterday. >> those who are pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston, as an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. >> i didn't say you did. >> i didn't say that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> mr. chairman, i don't appreciate the senator demeanoring the witnesses...
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secretary napolitano getting grilled on capitol hill today, including this from republican senator chuck grassley of iowa. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia, and if you weren't, the reason? >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to? um, yes. the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations -- the matter had been closed. >> is it true that his identity document did not match his airline ticket and if so, why did tsa miss the discrepancy? >> there was a mismatch there. >> well, there was that and there was also more. now with what else we know and what more we still do not. >> tamerlan sar nevada first hi hit the radar in 2011. >> they sent a letter to the fbi and other agencies that we think this guy has become radical. you need to watch him. >> an fbi statement said the question from russia was based on information that he was a follower of radical islam and a strong believer he changed drastically since 2010 as he prepared to leave the united states for travel to join us specified underground groups. the fbi say
secretary napolitano getting grilled on capitol hill today, including this from republican senator chuck grassley of iowa. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia, and if you weren't, the reason? >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to? um, yes. the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations -- the matter had been closed. >> is it true that his identity document did not match his airline ticket and if...
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. >> it became more heated when a top republican chuck grassley clashed with chuck schumer. >> vice a particular the those pointing to the terrible tragedy in boston as an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it. >> i ner said that. >> could never said you did. >> marco rubio said boston should have a bearing on the debate "if there are flaws in the immigration system that were exposed by the attack in boston, any immigration reform passed by congress this year should address those laws. meanwhile a letter sent today and kentucky republican rand paul wrote comic we should not proceed until we understand the specific failures of our immigration system. an interview with fox john boner said he d not see a need to delay the reform effort. >> it may actually help us to understand who is here and why they are here and what legal status they have. >> but said crews suggested the surest way to pass something is to narrow the focus. >> there is bipartisan agreement we have got to get serious about securing the border. likewise wide bipartisan agreement that we need to improve legal immigra
. >> it became more heated when a top republican chuck grassley clashed with chuck schumer. >> vice a particular the those pointing to the terrible tragedy in boston as an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it. >> i ner said that. >> could never said you did. >> marco rubio said boston should have a bearing on the debate "if there are flaws in the immigration system that were exposed by the attack in boston, any immigration reform passed by congress this...
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first up chuck grassley. here is how he reacted today. >> i say that particular those that are pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that! >> wow, the alien doth protest too much. then tom foreman, he thought the best use of the news apparatus is to drop backpack. >> if you look at the outline of the backpack this is a fairly substantial pack here. that's a fairly substantial backpack. >> yeah tom, we on earth call those backpacks, and that's what they are shaped like. now do you want to say something useful? and finally we would like to tip our hat to the fbi agent who cracked the whole case. richard deloriay because -- there has got to be at least two brains in that head. i'm done talking now. >> michael: thank you for joining us here in "the war room." before we go, we have to say a sad good-bye to folk singer richie habens. he is best known for his spiring performance of motherless child
first up chuck grassley. here is how he reacted today. >> i say that particular those that are pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that! >> wow, the alien doth protest too much. then tom foreman, he thought the best use of the news apparatus is to drop backpack. >> if you look at the outline of the backpack this is a fairly substantial pack here....
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republican senator chuck grassley says congress needs to take a step back in the debate. to ensure the nation's security comes first. comments were he echoed by dan co coates on sunday. >> how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? >> usually end up with bad policy if you do it in an international way or reaction. we saw some things post-9/11 that were enacted if we had more time to think this through, perhaps we wouldn't have had some of the pushback on it. >> senator chuck schumer a member of the gang of eight says immigration overhaul would actually strengthen national security and challenged critics to prove otherwise. >> certainly keeping the status quo was not a very good argument given what happened. there are some, some on the hard right, some otherwise who oppose our immigration bill from the get-go and they're using this as an excuse. we are not going to let them do that. if they ha
republican senator chuck grassley says congress needs to take a step back in the debate. to ensure the nation's security comes first. comments were he echoed by dan co coates on sunday. >> how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? >> usually end up with bad policy if you do it in an international way...
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senator chuck grassley, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> a poisoned letter addressed to president obama. now the man who was accused of sending it is set free. we've got the latest in the ricin case. that's next. a new ride comes along and changes everything. the 2013 lexus gs. this is the pursuit of perfection. would absolutely not have taken a zip line in the jungle. i'm really glad that girl stayed at home. vo: expedia helps 30 million travelers a month find what they're looking for. one traveler at a time. expedia. find yours. >>> breaking news on a shocking turn in the investigation into ricin laced letters sent to the white house and to a mississippi senator. we learned a few hours ago the man accused of sending those letters has been released from federal custody as that was unfolding we also learned that another suspicious letter has turned up, this time at an airforce base not far from washington, d.c. first, the latest on the ricin case. paul kevin kurtis was supposed to appear in court today on charges he sent threatening letters to president obama and othe
senator chuck grassley, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> a poisoned letter addressed to president obama. now the man who was accused of sending it is set free. we've got the latest in the ricin case. that's next. a new ride comes along and changes everything. the 2013 lexus gs. this is the pursuit of perfection. would absolutely not have taken a zip line in the jungle. i'm really glad that girl stayed at home. vo: expedia helps 30 million travelers a month find...
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i think that's sort of the impulse behind chuck grassley. it's the impulse behind rand paul, who is one of the renegades who says let's stop immigration reform. but rand paul doesn't have the interest of the republican party at heart. its republicans who want immigration reform for the most part. >> off their back. >> people like rand paul are not interested in the future of the republican party. >> i don't think he has a macro view of the party. some republicans who don't like immigration reform are using the boston marathon bombing as an excuse to stall it. in a letter to harry reid, tea party senator rand paul of kentucky said, quote, the facts emerging in the boston marathon bombing have exposed a weakness in our current system. we should not proceed until we understand the specific failures of our immigration system. joy, i'm not sure what weaknesses, or maybe the visa the russians gave him was probably more of a problem. but back and forth, i would say i still think we ought to know more about what happened. he warned, went over and ca
i think that's sort of the impulse behind chuck grassley. it's the impulse behind rand paul, who is one of the renegades who says let's stop immigration reform. but rand paul doesn't have the interest of the republican party at heart. its republicans who want immigration reform for the most part. >> off their back. >> people like rand paul are not interested in the future of the republican party. >> i don't think he has a macro view of the party. some republicans who don't...
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today things got hot when chuck schumer independently called out grassley. >> offer an amendment when we start markup in may and let's vote on it. i say that particularly to those who point to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i didn't say you did. >> all right. director of the huffington post media group and joy-ann reid. howard first and then joy. we all predicted this, there was going to be an overlay, a bleeding into immigration because it's about foreign people coming here. >> there's no doubt about it. right now the polls show that people in the united states have generally -- although only modestly favorable view of immigration overall, they are in favor of immigration reform and they are for the notion of continuing immigration. but there have been times in our history in recent years when people have been very much against the idea of immigration altogether. >> yeah. >> and what proponents o
today things got hot when chuck schumer independently called out grassley. >> offer an amendment when we start markup in may and let's vote on it. i say that particularly to those who point to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i didn't say you did. >> all right. director of...
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iowa senator chuck grassley was one of several republicans who've said the bombings, allegedly by two chechen immigrants, raise questions about immigration reform. >> i think we're taking advantage of an opportunity whe once in 25 years we deal with immigration to make sure that every base is covered. >> brown: that sparked a heated exchange between grassley and new york democrat chuck schumer. >> i say that particularly those who are pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston, as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months and years. >> i never said that. >> i didn't say you did sir. >> i didn't say anything about... >> i didn't mean you, mr. grassley. >> those remarks were not aimed at anyone on this committee or the three witnesses. there are people out there; you've read it in the newspapers; they've said it. >> brown: there were also questions about the f.b.i.'s investigation last year of tamerlan tsarnaev, after he spent six months in russia. senator diane feinstein, chairing the intelligence committee, said senior f.b.i. may testify tomo
iowa senator chuck grassley was one of several republicans who've said the bombings, allegedly by two chechen immigrants, raise questions about immigration reform. >> i think we're taking advantage of an opportunity whe once in 25 years we deal with immigration to make sure that every base is covered. >> brown: that sparked a heated exchange between grassley and new york democrat chuck schumer. >> i say that particularly those who are pointing to what happened, the terrible...
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leading conservatives including chuck grassley, the top republican on the senate judiciary committee said slow down on immigration reform. let's focus more on who we let in this country and possible security threats, do you think that a legitimate point? >> british have a phrase they use, keep calm and carry on that. might apply to the legislation. we don't want to be stupid. we want to be careful. but immigration reform is a necessary thing. let me talk from a security point of view. immigration to this country contributes to national health and contributes to our national security. from a very narrow perspective, the former director of the central intelligence agency, we are required not just by law to look like america, by mission we are required to look like the word. we welcome these kind of folks to come in the united states who want to be contributing american citizens. >> i think we want to know that what they look like, who is in this country? do we have their fingerprints? voters? records? >> let me give a shout-out to marco rubio and john mccain and lindsey graham who aren
leading conservatives including chuck grassley, the top republican on the senate judiciary committee said slow down on immigration reform. let's focus more on who we let in this country and possible security threats, do you think that a legitimate point? >> british have a phrase they use, keep calm and carry on that. might apply to the legislation. we don't want to be stupid. we want to be careful. but immigration reform is a necessary thing. let me talk from a security point of view....
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leading conservatives including chuck grassley, the top republican on the senate judiciary committee said slow down on immigration reform. let's focus more on who we let in this country and possible security threats, do you think that a legitimate point? >> british have a phrase they use, keep calm and carry on that. might apply to the legislation. we don't want to be stupid. we want to be careful. but immigration reform is a necessary thing. let me talk from a security point of view. immigration to this country contributes to national health and contributes to our national security. from a very narrow perspective, the former director of the central intelligence agency, we are required not just by law to look like america, by mission we are required to look like the word. we welcome these kind of folks to come in the united states who want to be contributing american citizens. >> i think we want to know that what they look like, who is in this country? do we have their fingerprints? voters? records? >> let me give a shout-out to marco rubio and john mccain and lindsey graham who aren
leading conservatives including chuck grassley, the top republican on the senate judiciary committee said slow down on immigration reform. let's focus more on who we let in this country and possible security threats, do you think that a legitimate point? >> british have a phrase they use, keep calm and carry on that. might apply to the legislation. we don't want to be stupid. we want to be careful. but immigration reform is a necessary thing. let me talk from a security point of view....
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iowa senator chuck grassley yelled at new york senator charles schumer when schumer called on critics to stop using the attacks as a way to your honor against comprehensive immigration, argue against comprehensive immigration reform. >> the terrible tragedy in boston as a, i would say, excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say that. >> and you -- >> mike, we knew about this hearing that was planned before the attacks. we knew this conversation would likely get heated as always on the sunday morning programs. you had lawmakers trying to link the attacks with this comprehensive reform. >> it was inevitable that it would creep in with 7th such a very volatile issue like immigration reform which was already the contention. but also the political level as well. you saw that today. there will be a moment of silence today at 2:50 eastern time in boston in the west wing and here in the united states senate. before then, tempers were really flaring at that hearing, jeff sessions, anoth
iowa senator chuck grassley yelled at new york senator charles schumer when schumer called on critics to stop using the attacks as a way to your honor against comprehensive immigration, argue against comprehensive immigration reform. >> the terrible tragedy in boston as a, i would say, excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say that. >> and you -- >>...
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a chuck schumer and a chuck grassley going after each other hurts this chuck. anyway, a divide is emerging in the republican party between those making it known they'll get behind the senate bill and those using boston as an excuse to kill or delay it in chicago. maybe the most important to speak out in favor of this deal, paul ryan, made it clear he is on the immigration reform train. >> we have a broken immigration system and if anything what we see in boston is that we have to fix and modernize our immigration system for lots of reasons, national security reasons, economic security reasons. for all those reasons we need to fix our broken immigration system. >> ryan said he's focused on the immigration proposal that's in the house he called what the senate is doing a very good step if the right direction. and the tone of his speech at the city club of chicago was also striking. >> we are a land of immigrants. i grew up just two hours north of i-90 in southern wisconsin where my family taught me about the melting pot, about how this country is made great by th
a chuck schumer and a chuck grassley going after each other hurts this chuck. anyway, a divide is emerging in the republican party between those making it known they'll get behind the senate bill and those using boston as an excuse to kill or delay it in chicago. maybe the most important to speak out in favor of this deal, paul ryan, made it clear he is on the immigration reform train. >> we have a broken immigration system and if anything what we see in boston is that we have to fix and...
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senator chuck grassley of iowa among them. today republican congressman and former vice presidential candidate paul ryan and democratic congressman luis gutierrez campaigned in chicago. and said the boston marathon bombings should not slow reform. i would say for the sake of our national security we want to modernize our immigration laws. we do not know how to even track people who oversay their visas. joining me from washington, gabby pacheco and steve cohn, democrat from tennessee. it's great to have you back here, congressman. gabby, i want to begin with you. you gave very moving testimony today before the committee. i guess my first question to you is what was the atmosphere in that room like? what sense did you get of what effect last week's events have had on the conversation, and as an activist who has been working on this before, is there some part of you that is dreading that what you have worked on for so long may possibly be endangered by what happened last week? >> actually, i think a lot of us were holding our bre
senator chuck grassley of iowa among them. today republican congressman and former vice presidential candidate paul ryan and democratic congressman luis gutierrez campaigned in chicago. and said the boston marathon bombings should not slow reform. i would say for the sake of our national security we want to modernize our immigration laws. we do not know how to even track people who oversay their visas. joining me from washington, gabby pacheco and steve cohn, democrat from tennessee. it's great...
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assumer and senator chuck grassley. >> i say particularly those who are pointing to what happened the terrible tragedy in boston as a--i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. >> i never said you did. >> i never said that. >> i never said that you did sir. >> john: it also led for a rebuke from senator john mccain. >> in all due respect to my colleagues that's ludicrous. this legislation tightens our borders, increases security. i would say it's a strong argument for immigration reform possible passed as quickly as possible. >> john: with what more on what role the events of boston should playplay i welcome michael tomas can i. do you see the bombing in boston derailing the immigration reform? after find out more about where they're from and so for i think things could be worse than they are. there is john mccain and paul ryan echoing what mccain said. i think with the exception of coates, grassley and rand paul, whom you had on your screen there as you were doing your intro, i would say that most republicans that i've heard
assumer and senator chuck grassley. >> i say particularly those who are pointing to what happened the terrible tragedy in boston as a--i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. >> i never said you did. >> i never said that. >> i never said that you did sir. >> john: it also led for a rebuke from senator john mccain. >> in all due respect to my colleagues that's ludicrous. this legislation...
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last week republican senator chuck grassley say bombings prove that congress should not rush the immigration bill. that caused chuck schumer to call him out moments ago. >> those who point to the terrible tragedy in boston as a excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say anything about delaying the bill. >> mr. chairman, i don't appreciate the senator demeaning witnesses that have come here. >> the conversation started because they came to the u.s. from the region of dagestan in 2002. joining me is democratic congressman of arizona, a member of the immigration task force. sir, good to have you here. as you hear what's going on as we speak right now about the immigration reform bill, one of the things that senator patrick leahy says is the boston bombings are being exploited in an effort to defeat the bill. does that ring true or is there real concern that right now there needs to be more intense scrutiny on what immigration reform bill means based on what we know about these two brothe
last week republican senator chuck grassley say bombings prove that congress should not rush the immigration bill. that caused chuck schumer to call him out moments ago. >> those who point to the terrible tragedy in boston as a excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say anything about delaying the bill. >> mr. chairman, i don't appreciate the senator...
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>> except for iowa senator chuck grassley who voiced a similar concern on friday, there's almost universal opposition to the idea of budget immigration on the -- the idea of putting immigration on the back burner. some suggest it's partisan politics. >> they're using this as an excuse. we're not going to let them do that. if they have a suggestion as to change it based on what happened in boston, we're open to it, but we're not going to let them use what happened in boston as an excuse because our law toughens things up. >> there's another hearing on immigration tomorrow on capitol hill. harris? >> harris: before i let you go, the senator just said there, chuck schumer, said this would toughen things up. what does he mean? >> yeah. well, it imposes extra background checks on immigrants here illegally, and cleans up the visa system. this bill would impose a choke on departing passengers to find out who's left and who's still here who shouldn't be. >> now is the time to bring all the 11 million out of the shadows and find out who they are. most of them are here to work, but we may find some
>> except for iowa senator chuck grassley who voiced a similar concern on friday, there's almost universal opposition to the idea of budget immigration on the -- the idea of putting immigration on the back burner. some suggest it's partisan politics. >> they're using this as an excuse. we're not going to let them do that. if they have a suggestion as to change it based on what happened in boston, we're open to it, but we're not going to let them use what happened in boston as an...
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we saw a dust-up today between chuck grassley and chuck schumer. also ted cruz weighing in. suggesting that the only thing that ought to be done in immigration reform now is border security, not path to citizenship. lindsay graham and others trying to push back. is this going to completely b l bollocks up the immigration time table? >> i don't know. i think we're still dealing with the reverb rations of what happened in boston here in washington. this situation only resolved itself friday night. we're still looking for answers so i think we have to wait a little bit. now that said, i think what you're going to see is the debate split and you've laid it out. debate split between people who say let's take a few of the measures that are more popular, that we know can get past. let's do it on a piecemeal basis versus people like lindsay graham and marco rubio and others who say we need to do it all at once, it needs to be comprehensive, not piece by piece. that was the dynamic in truth i think that was going to emerge even pre-boston. i think some folks who wanted to be that pie
we saw a dust-up today between chuck grassley and chuck schumer. also ted cruz weighing in. suggesting that the only thing that ought to be done in immigration reform now is border security, not path to citizenship. lindsay graham and others trying to push back. is this going to completely b l bollocks up the immigration time table? >> i don't know. i think we're still dealing with the reverb rations of what happened in boston here in washington. this situation only resolved itself friday...
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and so that's why you see folks, chuck grassley and others jumping on the boston marathon and saying maybe we should slow down. even rand paul a week ago being touted at the anti-ted cruz on this issue because he saw the need for reform came out yesterday and said, i may have to rethink this. if they could find a way out of doing this, a lot of republicans would take that and run to the border. >> karen, robert costa thinks that the death knell for immigration reform is time. the longer this drags out, the less chance, the less of a chance it has at being passed. i think that the fact that paul ryan is out there speaking specifically to national security and how immigration reform is tied to national security and the wake of the boston bombings, is almost marching orders for the rest of the gop establishment to say we got to do something on this, we can't be derailed. >> you can tell in their talking points, they know, they've known this for a few weeks now, they have to talk about order at the border and national security implications. because that's going to be the way they're goin
and so that's why you see folks, chuck grassley and others jumping on the boston marathon and saying maybe we should slow down. even rand paul a week ago being touted at the anti-ted cruz on this issue because he saw the need for reform came out yesterday and said, i may have to rethink this. if they could find a way out of doing this, a lot of republicans would take that and run to the border. >> karen, robert costa thinks that the death knell for immigration reform is time. the longer...
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chuck grassley is out there. i don't think the tragedy is over yet and he's talking about immigration reform. this gun guy in arkansas, the republican. really? you want to taunt the people of boston in the middle of this while this is still going on? i'll bet a lot of liberals wish they had an ak-47 tonight. >> as the old saying goes, united we stand divided we fall. right wing says yeah, we'll take the latter. >> who are they going to shoot at? fire randomly into the crowd? >> stephanie: 45 minutes after the hour. once again give it up for the highly trained individuals with aks. they're the ones that really are the heroes today. 45 minutes after the hour. right back on "the stephanie miller show." >> it even vibrates like real. >> announcer: it's "the stephanie miller show." agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the b
chuck grassley is out there. i don't think the tragedy is over yet and he's talking about immigration reform. this gun guy in arkansas, the republican. really? you want to taunt the people of boston in the middle of this while this is still going on? i'll bet a lot of liberals wish they had an ak-47 tonight. >> as the old saying goes, united we stand divided we fall. right wing says yeah, we'll take the latter. >> who are they going to shoot at? fire randomly into the crowd?...
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. >> chuck grassley from iowa had this to say on immigration reform on friday. >> given the events of this week, it's important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system. while we don't yet know the immigration status of people who terrorized the communities in massachusetts when we find out it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system. >> actually, senator, maybe the weakness is in trying to tie terrorism to immigration. at the table, msnbc contributor and georgetown university professor, michael dyson and ari melber. >> former south carolina gop chair katon dawson and za here ali. gang of 8 in the midst of all this, gang of 8 puts out the immigration report. marco rubio does a kind of here's the talking points from it. border control, border control is the fundamental thing that we hear coming out of what is meant to be an immigration change, something new. yet, the language is still primarily this language about border control. >> i think it goes back to the republican primary for president. rick perry probably had it right. 1400 miles of bord
. >> chuck grassley from iowa had this to say on immigration reform on friday. >> given the events of this week, it's important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system. while we don't yet know the immigration status of people who terrorized the communities in massachusetts when we find out it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system. >> actually, senator, maybe the weakness is in trying to tie terrorism to immigration. at the table,...
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that is chuck grassley there from iowa, arguing the bill could create a path to citizenship for 11 mill illegals and does little to secure the u.s. border. we'll have a listen from a moment ago. >> the draft bill captures the core principles enunciated by president obama in las vegas and reflects the bipartisan spirit necessary to achieve comprehensive immigration reform. the bipartisan work reflected in this bill will strengthen security at our borders by funding the continued deployment of manpower infrastructure, air cover, and proven effective surveillance technologies along the highest trafficked areas of the southwest border. bill: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is tracking this live on the hill. mike, good morning to you. what has been her message so far? >> reporter: well, bill, secretary napolitano opened a bit talking about the boston attack a little over a week ago and she said that homeland security is committed to working with its partners to figure out what happened, exactly what steps can be taken to improve security and we'll draw lessons learned from the
that is chuck grassley there from iowa, arguing the bill could create a path to citizenship for 11 mill illegals and does little to secure the u.s. border. we'll have a listen from a moment ago. >> the draft bill captures the core principles enunciated by president obama in las vegas and reflects the bipartisan spirit necessary to achieve comprehensive immigration reform. the bipartisan work reflected in this bill will strengthen security at our borders by funding the continued deployment...
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grassley, said the terrorist bombing should give senators pause about rushing the debate. >> given the events of this week, it's important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system. how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws, including this new bill before us? >> on sunday indiana senator dan coats, not known as an aggressive opponent of immigration reform, also said legislation should be pushed back until more about the bombers is known. >> u usually end up with bad policy if you do it in an emotional way or an emotional reaction. and we saw some things post-9/11 that were enacted that if we had had a little more rational time to think this through, perhaps we wouldn't have had some of the pushback on it. >> in the senate there are probably about 10 to 15 republican senators who are opposed to immigration reform no matter what. there are another 15 to 20 gop senators who i would call skittish about how the base views the immigration debate. these are the senators that you'd expect florida's m
grassley, said the terrorist bombing should give senators pause about rushing the debate. >> given the events of this week, it's important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system. how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws, including this new bill before us? >> on sunday indiana senator dan coats, not known as an aggressive opponent of immigration reform, also said legislation should be...
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iowa senator chuck grassley already skeptical of the group's immigration proposal join calls that suggest boston has changed things. >> how can individuals evade authority and plan such attacks on our soil? how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? >> two authors of that immigration bill, chuck schumer and lindsey graham are next. a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ to enjoy all of these years. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in. with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims
iowa senator chuck grassley already skeptical of the group's immigration proposal join calls that suggest boston has changed things. >> how can individuals evade authority and plan such attacks on our soil? how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? >> two authors of that immigration bill, chuck schumer...
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. >> republican chuck grassley of iowa took offense. >> i never said that. i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say anything about -- >> i didn't say that. >> grassley is one of several republican who's are skeptical about immigration reform. and say the boston bombings carried out by two immigrants, demonstrate the need for caution in the air. this is how he put it on friday. >> given the events of this week, it's important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system. >> reporter: the immigration reform plan they are debating was crafted by a bipartisan group of eight senators and calls for $3 billion in additional border security funds, to hire more officers improve border fencing and increase drone surveillance, with the goal of stopping 90% of illegal crossings in high-risk areas. the next phase of the plan would grant temporary legal status to illegal imgrabts if they pay a $500 back taxes and get a job. they would have to wait ten years to be eligible for a green card, three more years to be eligible fo
. >> republican chuck grassley of iowa took offense. >> i never said that. i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say anything about -- >> i didn't say that. >> grassley is one of several republican who's are skeptical about immigration reform. and say the boston bombings carried out by two immigrants, demonstrate the need for caution in the air. this is how he put it on friday. >> given the events of this week, it's important for...
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for the second state day, chuck grassley said the bombings show it is flawed. ? if that f this bill were to pass as is, we will count on an airline employee to type in a name into a pirate. if the background collection on the 12 million people who are here illegally are anything like they were in the boston bomber, we're in serious trouble. >> joining me now, michael smerconish, washington correspondent anna palmer, and columnist raul reyes. let me get your initial reaction to some of the pushback. was it predictable for some senators? or is it a valid concern? >> i would say it is both. from these senators, several of them who have raised objections in light of the events in boston. several were not involved to support comprehensive reform any way so the views are a little transparent. they're trying to maneuver for political gainful but it is interesting to me at these hearings. each time they pushed on this notion that we should slow things down because of the boston tragedy. it ended up with the testimony. the answers as secretary napolitano mentioned. it str
for the second state day, chuck grassley said the bombings show it is flawed. ? if that f this bill were to pass as is, we will count on an airline employee to type in a name into a pirate. if the background collection on the 12 million people who are here illegally are anything like they were in the boston bomber, we're in serious trouble. >> joining me now, michael smerconish, washington correspondent anna palmer, and columnist raul reyes. let me get your initial reaction to some of the...
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chuck schumer went after this -- made this point yesterday and chuck grassley from iowa was not happy. >> i say that particularly those who were pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston, as a -- i would say excuse. for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. i never said that! >> i didn't say you did sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i don't know. >> you mr. grassley. >> mr. chairman, i don't appreciate -- >> let me finish. >> bill: batman jumps in. and just brings the whole hearing back to order. but it is true. maybe grassley didn't but rand paul said this means we've got to put a hole in everything. wrote a letter to harry reid saying we can't proceed with immigration reform until we straighten out what happened up in boston. >> it is remarkable to me -- >> bill: they'll stop at nothing. >> they'll stop at nothing. but the fact that you could use the killings in boston to stop immigration reform but god forbid, you use a mass shooting to talk about gun safety laws. that's the no-no. that's exploitation. here we can talk about maybe chan
chuck schumer went after this -- made this point yesterday and chuck grassley from iowa was not happy. >> i say that particularly those who were pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston, as a -- i would say excuse. for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. i never said that! >> i didn't say you did sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i don't know. >> you mr. grassley. >> mr. chairman, i don't appreciate --...
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but i am told senator ted cruz, senator chuck grassley will co-sponsor their own background check and apparently tom coburn will also sponsor a background check amendment. so this really may be the first of many votes coming on this issue. >> i think you're right. thank you, larry. we'll take a quick break and then the "kudlow report" is coming right back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it was designed to escape the ordinary. it feels like it can escape gravity. ♪ the 2013 c-class coupe. ♪ starting at $37,800. ♪ but at xerox we've embraced a new role. working behind the scenes to provide companies with services... like helping hr departments manage benefits and pensions for over 11 million employees. reducing document costs by up to 30%... and processing $421 billion dollars in accounts payables each year. helping thousands of companies simplify how work gets done. how's that for an encore? with xerox, you're ready for real busine >>> welcome back to the "kudlow report". let's get back to our top story. the rapid moving investigation into the boston marathon bombings. boston police
but i am told senator ted cruz, senator chuck grassley will co-sponsor their own background check and apparently tom coburn will also sponsor a background check amendment. so this really may be the first of many votes coming on this issue. >> i think you're right. thank you, larry. we'll take a quick break and then the "kudlow report" is coming right back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it was designed to escape the ordinary. it feels like it can escape gravity. ♪ the 2013 c-class...
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a lot of people -- chuck grassley a little snippy yesterday. hello. >> can't spell grassley without ass. >> stephanie: right. this has nothing to do with the immigration debate. the family came here what ten years ago or something. i don't know if it is asylum technically, but they were fleeing what was going on -- yeah. and he -- i don't even know not even eight -- how old was he? >> nine, something. >> stephanie: yeah. anyway. jay carney yesterday. >> we will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice, under u.s. law, united states citizens cannot be tried in military commissions. >> and i think peter king and lindsey graham seem to have forgotten that we are a nation of laws. >> stephanie: what is it just to seem tougher? >> i think lindsey graham was getting more information about his ties to al-qaeda. and on his hospital bed yesterday he said they are religious, but they don't have ties to any larger network. >> stephanie: yeah. exactly. that's what the fbi was saying initially. can i just say one of my favorite things
a lot of people -- chuck grassley a little snippy yesterday. hello. >> can't spell grassley without ass. >> stephanie: right. this has nothing to do with the immigration debate. the family came here what ten years ago or something. i don't know if it is asylum technically, but they were fleeing what was going on -- yeah. and he -- i don't even know not even eight -- how old was he? >> nine, something. >> stephanie: yeah. anyway. jay carney yesterday. >> we will...
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grassley of iowa. >> just in the last decade, technological advancements have revolutionized aviation to make this technology cheaper and more readily available. >> sreenivasan: similar to state and local governments, chief among the committee's concerns: privacy. amie stepanovich was one of the witnesses who testified before the committee. >> the privacy laws that do exist are very targeted, the approach that the united states has taken to privacy, and they don't encompass the type of surveillance that drones are able to conduct, and because of >> sreenivasan: stepanovich works at the electronic privacy information center or epic, a non-profit in washington d.c. >> we want to see legislation that addresses aerial surveillance as a whole. that doesn't necessarily look at what technology is available on the market now, but what could be available, what has been available and addresses that in a way that's not going to be out-of-date in a couple of years. >> sreenivasan: last month, epic petitioned the bureau of customs and border protection to suspend its domestic drone surveillance pr
grassley of iowa. >> just in the last decade, technological advancements have revolutionized aviation to make this technology cheaper and more readily available. >> sreenivasan: similar to state and local governments, chief among the committee's concerns: privacy. amie stepanovich was one of the witnesses who testified before the committee. >> the privacy laws that do exist are very targeted, the approach that the united states has taken to privacy, and they don't encompass...
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. >> goldie, on immigration reform hearing on capitol hill last week, this is iowa senator chuck grassley questioning the new bill. take a listen. >> how can individuals evade authority and plan such attacks on our soil? how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? >> goldie taylor, again, that's senator grassley there talking about some steps that could be taken in the wake of what happened to boston, to help things in the future. but at the end of the day, goldie taylor, if someone is hell bent on wreaking havoc in this country, especially a soft target, what more can we do? >> you know, i think that my friend, dave weigel, has the point here. there is nothing in this current legislation, you know, that's been so far agreed to in this deal that would impact this situation. these young men came here as boys. i believe that one was about 15, one was about 8 years old. i'm not sure what you might have found in t
. >> goldie, on immigration reform hearing on capitol hill last week, this is iowa senator chuck grassley questioning the new bill. take a listen. >> how can individuals evade authority and plan such attacks on our soil? how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? how do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? >> goldie taylor, again, that's...
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chuck grassley of iowa is one of them. he said on friday's hearing we need to be sure that people who intend to harm americans are not allowed to enter the country. republican senator dan coats of indiana is taking that go slow approach. listen. >> immigration is an issue that has dramatic economic effect on americans and national security implications. stemming back a little -- for instance, we have a bigger issue than immigration such as debt issue. >> reporter: he says that is bigger issue, solving the deficit. >> gregg: there are support others both sides of the aisle on this. how are they responding? >> a lot of bipartisan support. coats and grassley are outnumbered. they say this reform bill is a national security bill that will make america safer. it will have multiple background checks and for the first time to prevent people from overstaying their visas by checking airport departures. >> there are some, some on the hard right and otherwise that oppose our immigration bill from the get-go. they are using this as an
chuck grassley of iowa is one of them. he said on friday's hearing we need to be sure that people who intend to harm americans are not allowed to enter the country. republican senator dan coats of indiana is taking that go slow approach. listen. >> immigration is an issue that has dramatic economic effect on americans and national security implications. stemming back a little -- for instance, we have a bigger issue than immigration such as debt issue. >> reporter: he says that is...
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chuck grassley about the future of the legislation. take a look. >> a few ways to improve the bill all for an amendment when we start mark-up in may and let's vote on it. i say that particularly those who were pointing to what happened. the terrible tragedy in boston as a -- i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months oer years. >> i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i didn't say you did. i don't mean you, mr. grassley. >> mr. chairman, i don't appreciate the senator demeaning the witnesses that have come here. >> earlier, senator patrick leahy who chairs the judiciary committee opened the hearing with some tough words for his republican counterparts. >> last week, opponents of comprehensive immigration reform began to exploit the boston marathon bombing. i urge restraint in that regard. refugees and asylum seekers have enriched the fabric of this country from our founding. let no one be so cruel as try to use the heinous acts of these two young men last week to derail the dr
chuck grassley about the future of the legislation. take a look. >> a few ways to improve the bill all for an amendment when we start mark-up in may and let's vote on it. i say that particularly those who were pointing to what happened. the terrible tragedy in boston as a -- i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months oer years. >> i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say -- >> i didn't say you did. i don't mean...
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chuck grassley of iowa says of friday's hearing on capitol hill that, we need to be sure that people who intend to cause harm to americans are not allowed to enter the country. today on the sunday talk shows, little criticism, but there was an openness to making immigration reform as effective as possible. >> there are some -- some on the hard right, some otherwise who, oppose our immigration bill from the get go. they are using this as an excuse. we are not going to let them do that. if they have a suggestion to change it based on what happened in boston, we will be open to. it but we are not going to let them use what happened in boston as an excuse because, our law toughens things up. >> reporter: the immigration reform bill, written by a bipartisan group of senators would have multiple background checks and fix the visa system, so anyone overstaying a visa would be detected. right now, there are no checks on airport departures. as for those who come without visas to this country, lindsay graham says this. >> now is the time to bring all the 11 million out of the shadows and find
chuck grassley of iowa says of friday's hearing on capitol hill that, we need to be sure that people who intend to cause harm to americans are not allowed to enter the country. today on the sunday talk shows, little criticism, but there was an openness to making immigration reform as effective as possible. >> there are some -- some on the hard right, some otherwise who, oppose our immigration bill from the get go. they are using this as an excuse. we are not going to let them do that. if...
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chuck grassley of iowa said on friday on capitol hill, that we need to be sure that people who intend to harm americans are not allowed to enter the country. and today, senator dan coates says we need to go slow on immigration reform. >> push it back. let the emotions settle down. lot us do it in a rational way and not do it on the urgency of the moment. congress has a way of rushing to judgments without thinking it through carefully. >> one of the authors suggested today, his opponents are just playing politics. here's chuck schumer. >> there are some -- some on the hard right, some otherwise who, oppose our immigration bill from the get-go and they are using it as an excuse. we are not going to let them do that. if they have a 18, a -- a reason, a suggestion to change it, based on what happened in boston, we will be open to it. but we will not let them use what happened in boston as an scuse because our law toughens i think things up. >> the senate bill would have multiple background chengs and make sure anyone over-staying a visa would be detected. right now, there is no check on a
chuck grassley of iowa said on friday on capitol hill, that we need to be sure that people who intend to harm americans are not allowed to enter the country. and today, senator dan coates says we need to go slow on immigration reform. >> push it back. let the emotions settle down. lot us do it in a rational way and not do it on the urgency of the moment. congress has a way of rushing to judgments without thinking it through carefully. >> one of the authors suggested today, his...
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and chuck grassley or steve king who spoke about having to revis have it student visas, he doesn't believe that he wanted to believe it. this is all people wanting to believe the worst about the people they already disespisedespise. and if you want to believe in something this week believe in the first responders the runners who gave blood and putting other people's needs above their own. we need to have a defeat button to filter out all of the garbage we hear. >> stephanie: yeah. >> we can late alex jones later. >> stephanie: and john it raises a good point at the end of a horrible week let's highlight the heros. this is the waco police chief. >> there are still missing firefighters. they were there to save lives, and they did without a doubt. several of them have lost their lives in doing so. >> stephanie: and let's take a moment to send thoughts and prayers to the family of this policeman that was shot and killed by the suspects. >> yes indeed 26 years old. >> stephanie: and another seriously wounded policeman from the spree. and all you can hope is that we get through the rest of this
and chuck grassley or steve king who spoke about having to revis have it student visas, he doesn't believe that he wanted to believe it. this is all people wanting to believe the worst about the people they already disespisedespise. and if you want to believe in something this week believe in the first responders the runners who gave blood and putting other people's needs above their own. we need to have a defeat button to filter out all of the garbage we hear. >> stephanie: yeah....
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chuck grassley brought this up on capitol hill. >> we don't know the immigration status of people who terrorized communities in massachusetts, when we find out, it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system. >> clayton: that raises a largeer question. could it reshape the immigration reform? ask texas congressman louie goehmert joining us from philadelphia. nice to see you. >> thank you. great to be with you. >> clayton: let's dive deeply in the question. we look at the individuals who are here on green card or working visa. does this throw any immigration reform in to flux and raise new questions? >> well, i hate to point out again as senator grass grass did, because he is taking a lot of abuse for it, i understand for those who want to ram through immigration bill so people wouldn't know v a chance to know what is in it, this is inconvenient thing. the fact is, with the system the way it is. even with another country reporting that there is a potential problem here we didn't have the resource or the wherewithal to pick up the guys radicalized. and now you have people sayin
chuck grassley brought this up on capitol hill. >> we don't know the immigration status of people who terrorized communities in massachusetts, when we find out, it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system. >> clayton: that raises a largeer question. could it reshape the immigration reform? ask texas congressman louie goehmert joining us from philadelphia. nice to see you. >> thank you. great to be with you. >> clayton: let's dive deeply in the question. we...
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senator chuck grassley trying to tie the events in boston. >> is important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system. helpwe find out it will shed light on the weaknesses of our system. how can individuals evade authorities and plan such attacks on our soil? how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? had a we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? host: we should point out that was before it dzhokhar tsarnaev was captured. he is under heavy guard protection, but one of the issues is whether or not he will be given his miranda rights. is he a u.s. citizen and under the constitution considered innocent until proven guilty, or is he an enemy combat? guest: you have people from the aclu and other supporters of you haveerties saying cases where -- you have the same two senators, john mccain and lindsey gramm, who said this person is a terrorist and should not have parental rights. it seems the obama administration is going to be stra
senator chuck grassley trying to tie the events in boston. >> is important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system. helpwe find out it will shed light on the weaknesses of our system. how can individuals evade authorities and plan such attacks on our soil? how can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the united states? had a we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this...
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we were looking at the clip earlier of chuck grassley in that hearing. you know, at that point what really happens is some age puts those questions in front of him and he reads they will. it's kabuki theater. everybody knows what everybody is going to say and i guess a point at some point you want to spend your time doing something else. >> joe and howard, you both know max baucus. in fact, he was here recently. if he knows he is leaving, why would he vote no on background checks? >> i don't think he knew he was leaving. he has $5 million war chest. usually you see senator levin, for example, didn't really raise much money. you could telegraph that he wasn't going to run again. i think that, you know, max baucus had a tough moment when he voted what he thought was going to help him in the general election and the problem is in a primary you have a whole different set of issues. >> i do think that after that vote, things became insurmountable and it it would for any democrat really in a primary. >> the vote would hurt them? >> the vote against background
we were looking at the clip earlier of chuck grassley in that hearing. you know, at that point what really happens is some age puts those questions in front of him and he reads they will. it's kabuki theater. everybody knows what everybody is going to say and i guess a point at some point you want to spend your time doing something else. >> joe and howard, you both know max baucus. in fact, he was here recently. if he knows he is leaving, why would he vote no on background checks?...
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senator chuck grassley which you can't get grassley without ass as we were saying and janet napolitano yesterday. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia and if you weren't, the reason? >> yes the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned, all investigations had been -- the matter had been closed. >> stephanie: one might suspect that rice ya is where the ricin guy was from. >> maybe it is riceya ricin. >> stephanie: caviar sale. >> kind you get at the 99 cent store. it looks like ajax. >> stephanie: all right. do you think lindsey graham keeps objection general in his office? >> oh, my stars. >> stephanie: he has barely a moment to stop getting the vapors over something. nearly hardly recovered from his benghazi vapors when now he has the vapors over why this guy isn't being treated as an enemy combatant. did jay carney not say it completely like -- there's only one way to say it. it is against the law. he is a united states citizen that committed the crime. jay carney said we will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of
senator chuck grassley which you can't get grassley without ass as we were saying and janet napolitano yesterday. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia and if you weren't, the reason? >> yes the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned, all investigations had been -- the matter had been closed. >> stephanie: one might suspect that rice ya is where the ricin guy was from. >> maybe it is riceya ricin. >> stephanie:...